TODO
author Zhenqiang Chen <zhenqiang.chen@linaro.org>
Mon Dec 30 23:15:02 2013 +0100 (2013-12-30)
changeset 3261 3b61be3d7aa6
parent 1731 648fcf1f4568
child 3306 80e46e644bc0
permissions -rw-r--r--
kernel/linux: prepare for arch whose kenel name is not the standard name

For some architectures, the kernel architecture name is not the common
name of the architecture for other tools.

For example: ARM 64-bit is commonly referenced as aarch64, but the kernel
calls it arm64.

Signed-off-by: Michael Hope <michael.hope@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Zhenqiang Chen <zhenqiang.chen@linaro.org>
[yann.morin.1998@free.fr: split out of the aarch64 patch]
Signed-off-by: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@free.fr>
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This is a somewhat ordered TODO list:
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Recurring tasks:
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- update versions for every tools...
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- update and/or upgrade all samples
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Non-recurring tasks:
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- update newlib (for enhanced bare metal)
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  - confirm existing implementation on targets other than AVR32
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  - try to make it generic, will help for uClibc++
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- multilib
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- Cygwin target (needs newlib)
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  - so we can build toolchains that generate code for Windows/Cygwin
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- Cygwin host
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  - so we can build toolchains that run natively under Windows/Cygwin
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- mingw32 target
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  - so we can build toolchains that generate code for Windows/Win32
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- mingw32 host
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  - so we can build toolchains that run natively under Windows/Win32
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    (without requiring Cygwin)
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- uClibc++
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  - see newlib, above
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- uClinux
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  - check whether we can use newlib under uClinux (?)